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Scribus is a desktop publishing (DTP) application

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Install Scribus 1.5 On Ubuntu 16.04

Can someone outline how to install Scribus on Ubuntu 16.04
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Install Scribus 1.5 On Ubuntu 14.10

All HOWTOs I found how to install scribus 1.5 are only for Ubuntu 14.04 or 15.04, but on 14.10 I cannot find the package scribus-trunk in the ppa: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scribus/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install scribus-trunk How do…
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URL to Complete list of native- & web apps for Ubuntu tablet version on BQ M10

Where van I find the complete list of native- and web apps yhat operational on Ubuntu tablet (BQ M10 tablet)? I'm especially interested in professional graphical applications like Scribus, Inkscape, the Gimp, etc.
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How can I drag & Drop a JPG-File into Scribus?

If I try to drag&drop a JPG (or other Graphic file) from Nautilus via the Unity Dash into Scribus, the Dash symbol’s are "grayed" and only some App's are usable but not Scribus. How can I make this symbol usable for Drag and Drop?
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Need detailed instructions to install Scribus 1.5.5 from tar.xz to Ubuntu 18.04

Yes, This is the dev version. Need to open & edit old .pub files. I have looked at several how to install from tar.xz,gz,etc - all just confusing. Have downloaded the tar.xz and extracted the files to a folder on my desktop. Need very clear…
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Is there a paper design software for ubuntu?

Or what would you use for a such task ? Scribus ? I wish to experiment with a new kind of music notation wich I'm developing and I need to have a customized sheet paper.
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How to get dark mode for Scribus?

Running Scribus 1.5.8 on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit). Scribus is installed using apt. As you can see below, for some reason I have no dark mode/theme option. This is my laptop; weirdly enough, on my desktop at home I'm using same…
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Scribus property window doesn't move expectedly

My system is Ubuntu 20.04. I'm trying to learn how to use Scribus. I realized that some property windows make the main document grayed out. That's all good, but when I try to move the floating property window, the whole windows with the grayed out…
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Scribus: PDF document seems different than in Ubuntu Document Viewer

I've opened a PDF file with Scribus but it seems quite different then it seems in the Ubuntu Document Viewer. Should I export the file to some other format if I want to edit the files content directly from scribus? I just want to change some text in…
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Scribus has no Spell check

There is no spell check in Scribus 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 on Ubuntu 12.04. Also tried installing aspell still no spell check. It does not appear at the end of the item menu. How do you get Scribus to recognize the spelling libraries? Is it compiled wrong…
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Rotate pdf pages using Scribus

Using Ubuntu 22.04LTS on various machines (Desktop / Laptop). I use Scribus to do basic editing in pdf files (eg inserting signature, or text as text boxes). When I'm sent a pdf that's malrotated, I need to orient it properly before editing. I found…
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Unable to use "embed PDF & EPS (experimental)" option in Scribus 1.4.1

I am planning to use Scribus for the preparation of scientific posters. I especially like the LaTeX frame option that Scribus has, which let's me use Latex directly in the poster. However, when I export my poster to PDF, the LaTeX fonts look less…
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Is it possible to use the Greek keyboard layout in Scribus?

I typically have my keyboard set up to use multiple alphabets, toggling with alt+shift; I use American English and Greek most frequently, followed by occasionally Japanese with Anthy, and occasionally Cyrillic. It works very well in almost every…
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Error Installing Scribus on Ubuntu 17.04

I'm trying to install the current Scribus 1.5.x branch (scribus-ng) on Kubuntu 17.04. I've seen the following in several places, but I can't get it to work: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scribus/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install scribus I…
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How/Can i flip/rotate a page 90° in Scribus

i am currently using Scribus to make a scientific poster. I wanted to design it horizontally (so the long sides are North an South and the short ones E&W). I couldnt find anything about it in www and the manuals. I only want to rotate the page/the…
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